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Azkar buys ACL

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SPANISH logistics company Azkar has bought airport cargo handling company ACL (Cargo Aerospace Logistics).

ANA adds regional freighter flights

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

JAPAN’S All Nippon Airways (ANA) is increasing its regional freighter operations. From 31 October, the carrier will add new flights to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, thanks to Japan Airlines’ withdrawal from the cargo market.

Air Partner appoints new UK freight manager

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR Partner has made Clive Chalmers its UK freight manager. Chalmers will report to Richard Smith, group freight director, who will now concentrate solely on developing the company’s international airfreight strategy.

Green light for Air China, Cathay joint venture

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR China has received approval to start an air cargo joint venture with Cathay Pacific Airways.

Aero Lanka relaunches as Lankan Cargo

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SRI Lankan airline Aero Lanka is resuming operations, rebranding itself as Lankan Cargo.

JAL plans profit in 2013

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has filed additional plans for its future reorganisation.

Second Exin crash at Tallinn

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ESTONIA’S Tallinn Airport was closed last week after a freighter crashed during takeoff.

Northwest Cargo fined USD38m for pricefixing

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A US judge has fined Northwest Airlines Cargo US$38 million for price-fixing air cargo charges.

Tan buys majority share of Johnny Cargo

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUCIO Tan Jr, via MRC Allied, has finalised the purchase of a 56 per cent stake in the Filipino-owned but US-based Johnny Air Cargo.

Iberia’s shrinking losses bolster merger hope

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IMPROVING air cargo demand allowed Spain’s Iberia to post better-than-expected results for the first half of the year.

Dreamliner delayed…again

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BOEING has delayed delivery of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft again to the first quarter of 2011.

Second 777-200F for China Southern

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth 777-200 freighter. This is the second of the type the airline has received in two months.

First freighter flies Shanghai-St Louis route

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A CARGO test flight from China has flown to St. Louis (US) MidAmerica Airport from Shanghai.

Tri-MG flies again

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INDONESIA has reissued a business permit for Tri-MG, a cargo airline that had its business permit revoked by the government in 2008.

Kansas airport cargo down

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BUCKING the trend for recovery Kansas City International Airport has reported a drop in air cargo traffic for the first half of the year, down 3.8 per cent from the same period last year.

Air China first-half profit up 60 per cent

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR China, one of China's big three airlines, recorded a 60 per cent rise in its first-half profit compared to last year.

Air India cargo handler shortage leads to super commute

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR India flew six cargo handlers from Mumbai to Aurangabad – 400 km away – and back every day during July due to staffing shortages.

Finnair plans cargo freighter service to India

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FINNAIR Cargo is planning to launch a freighter service between Helsinki (Finland) and Mumbai (India).

Continental, United merger gets Euro green light

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EUROPE has approved the proposed merger between US carriers United Air Lines and Continental Airlines.

Dubai continues air cargo growth

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DUBAI International reported its 10th consecutive month of double-digit air cargo traffic growth in July.

Russian Customs set for overhaul

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RUSSIA’S notoriously challenging Customs service is set for a much-needed overhaul.

Bout extradition to US hits problems

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THAILAND has agreed to extradite air cargo arms dealer, Viktor Bout, to the US but legal wranglings may still see him go free.

July recovery slows

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FIGURES for July show continued strengthening of demand for cargo, with traffic rising 22.7 per cent from last year.

Japan to supply fuel to thirsty Alaska

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ALASKA’S ongoing jet fuel shortage, which is causing consternation among transpacific freighter operators, looks like it will be abated, at least for a time.

Investors quit Chinese cargo airline

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TAIWANESE investors have pulled out of the Chinese cargo airline, Yangtze River Express, blaming poor results.

Cash for Mexicana keeps it flying

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INVESTORS have thrown troubled Mexicana a lifeline to keep it operational.

Virgin Atlantic strike threat

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VIRGIN Atlantic is facing its first strike in its 26-year history.

India stops foreign pilot ban, for now

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INDIA has cancelled its threatened ban of foreign airline pilots. However, the threat is only postponed and may resurface next year.

Upbeat Emirates expects to take all its freighters

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THERE are still no signs of a double dip recession, and Emirates expects ultimately to deploy all the widebody freighters ordered on its behalf by Dubai Aerospace. Such is the bullish outlook from Ram Menen, divisional senior vice-president cargo at Emirates.

Maximus ready for further growth

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MAXIMUS Air Cargo is ready for further fleet expansion, according to its president and chief executive officer, Fathi Buhazza, and is considering getting into B747-400Fs.

Surcharge sham

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Is the security surcharge being used as an excuse to increase prices and fleece the independent forwarder?

Etihad reveals new A330F routes

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ETIHAD’S two new A330-200Fs will be deployed to Hahn in Germany, Tripoli and Milan, Ndjamena and Nairobi

EVA swings to gain in 2010

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TAIWAN airline EVA Airways posted NT$5.2 billion (US$163 million) in net profit in the first half of the year, compared with a net loss of NT$1.6 billion ($50 million) for the first half of 2009.

Ceva revenues up but profits down

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FOR the three months ending 30 June Ceva Logistics’ revenue rose €1.7 billion (US$2.1 billion), up from €1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) in the same quarter last year.

Final appeal looms for Bout

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THAILAND is giving its final ruling on Friday whether to extradite infamous arms smuggler, Viktor Bout, to the US.

New freighter to join West Atlantic

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Atlantic, the Anglo-Swedish cargo airline, will operate a Bombardier Q400 freighter from October.

Hellmann airfreight exports rise 59 per cent

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics UK saw its 2010 airfreight rise 25 per cent over 2008’s figures and 59 per cent over last year’s.

Airbus delays Flyington A330s

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIRBUS is delaying delivery of 12 A330-200 freighters to India’s Flyington Freighters.

Korean Air cargo success stolen by strong won

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KOREAN Air Lines has flipped its operating loss of 127.3 billion won (US$107.9 million) for the second quarter last year in to an operating profit of 352.1 billion won ($299 million).

Damco names Tripet new sea-air head

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DAMCO has appointed Serge Tripet its global head of sea-air product, a new role at Damco’s airfreight department. He will be based in Copenhagen.

UK airport strikes avoided

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALKS have narrowly avoided strikes that were expected to close the UK’s major airports over the busiest weekend of August.

Agility 2Q profit down by half

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AGILITY’s net profits fell 53 per cent in the second quarter 2010 compared to the same period last year. Operating profit also fell by 50 per cent, but revenues rose three per cent.

Evergreen pilots reject pay offer

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EVERGREEN International Airlines (EIA) crewmembers, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have rejected a tentative pay offer by management.

ACS flies tricky load to Nigerian FPSO

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR Charter Service (ACS) has flown 14 12.5-metre-long oil pipes from France into Nigeria.

Agility cleared to continue US military contract to December

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DESPITE being in the middle of a fraud investigation that has seen the contract moved elsewhere, Agility has been given special dispensation to continue supplying US armed forces in Iraq until 4 December 2010.

Police arrest Miami cargo workers for drug smuggling

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DRUG smugglers have once again infiltrated Miami International Airport’s cargo workers raising questions of how secure cargo really is at the airport.

LAM and TAM merger will create Latin American super airline

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IN a surprise announcement, Brazil’s TAM Airlines and Chile’s LAN Airlines have announced the two will merge.

Qantas, Australia Post to merge joint ventures

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

QANTAS plans to merge the two joint freight ventures it operates with Australia Post – Australian Air Express (AAE) and Star Track Express.

Mexicana woes continue, talks of merger

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MEXICANA Airlines, which has filed for bankruptcy protection and cut 15 international routes, is now saying it needs US$150 million investment to keep flying.

Strikes to close UK airports

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

STRIKES are set to close the UK’s largest airports in the coming weeks. The strike will affect not only Heathrow, but also Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton and Stansted airports.

Uzbekistan opens cargo terminal at Navoi Airport

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UZBEKISTAN Airways (UA) has opened a cargo terminal at Navoi International Airport.

Australian lawsuit against Qantas gets go ahead

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has given permission for a group lawsuit for cargo price fixing to proceed. The ruling overturns a lower court’s earlier dismissal of case.

Schenker opens fashion facility

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DB Schenker Logistics offers new sorting facility for shoe logistics.

Frankfurt posts second monthly record for cargo

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FRANKFURT Airport handled 188,244 metric tons of airfreight in July 2010, registered a new monthly record and a 20.4 per cent year-on-year increase.

Saudi Cargo appoints new Dutch GSA

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SAUDI Airlines Cargo has appointed Active Airline Representatives its sole GSA in the Netherlands where the airline previously handled its own sales.

Cargoitalia builds on solid start

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CARGOITALIA carried 18,717 tons of cargo in the first six months of the year, up from 6,800 tons over the last four months of last year.

ANA gains JAL’s market share on cargo

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WITH Japan Airlines (JAL) distancing itself from air cargo, All Nippon Airways (ANA) is moving in to exploit the vacuum.

Skinner to new AMI financial post

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR Menzies International (AMI) has appointed Mark Skinner its new vice-president of finance and commercial development.

BAWC upgrades to Boeing 747-8F

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BRITISH Airways World Cargo (BAWC) reported commercial revenue (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) of £175 million for the first quarter of the financial year beginning April 2010.

UPS earnings soar 71 per cent

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UPS reported a 71 per cent jump over the adjusted earnings of the prior-year period. Global revenue increased 13 per cent, generating a 57 per cent increase in operating profit to US$1.4 billion.

Djibouti denies Ethiopian operating permit

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DJIBOUTI has denied Ethiopian Airlines permits to operate flights into the tiny Horn of Africa country forcing Ethiopian to suspend operations there indefinitely.

Continental swings 2Q loss to profit

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EXCLUDING US$24 million of merger-related costs and other special charges, Continental Airlines recorded second quarter net income of $257 million.

Strong outlook for UIA

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UKRAINE International Airlines (UIA) reported a 20 per cent increase in cargo tonnage in June, transporting 779 tons during the month.

Lufthansa Cargo appoints new area manager Americas

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EFFECTIVE 1 October 2010, Achim Martinka will take over from Klaus Holler as Lufthansa Cargo’s new area manager for the Americas.

Qatar Airways to begin Chicago freighter service

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

QATAR Airways Cargo has announced it will begin scheduled freighter services to Chicago (US), its first dedicated freighter operation to the US, from 18 August.

Cartwright new head of Damco UK airfreight

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DAMCO has appointed Lee Cartwright its new UK head of airfreight sales.

Etihad accepts first A330-200 freighter

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo has received the first widebody A330-200 freighter. The aircraft will enter service in September this year.

SIA Cargo sees improving yields

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo’s freight traffic (in load tonne-kilometres) for the first quarter was up 12.1 per cent year-on-year, against capacity growth (in capacity tonne-kilometres) of 4.5 per cent.

Cathay Pacific orders aircraft on back of record results

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CATHAY Pacific has ordered 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and announced its intention to exercise existing purchase rights of six Boeing 777-300ERs.

India approves import of 375 aircraft

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INDIA’s civil aviation ministry has given its approval to import 375 aircraft into the country.

Boeing loses 787 orders

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DESPITE Boeing forecasting that the worldwide air cargo market will grow about 14 per cent this year, the manufacturer had more cancellations last week.

UK airfreight slump hits Japanese giants hard

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NO group of forwarders suffered as much in the UK market in 2009 as the large Japanese logistic companies.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strong start to year

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has reported annual revenues, for the 2009/10 financial year, of £161 million carrying 194,000 tons of airfreight on the Virgin Atlantic Airlines and V Australia networks.

Lufthansa takes big risk with new rate rise policy

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUFTHANSA Cargo has sent out a letter to thousands of customers informing them of a 20 per cent rate rise around the globe from 1 October.

Cartel crazy

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AFTERSHOCKS of price fixing still wreaking havoc as forwarders start private lawsuits and more nations start their own prosecutions

FedEx Trade Networks adds European offices

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FEDEX Trade Networks, the freight-forwarding subsidiary of FedEx, has opened additional offices in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Hamburg and Frankfurt (Germany).

EADS raises forecast despite slow start

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIRBUS’ parent company, EADS, has revealed that its first year net profit halved from the year before, but that it is optimistic for the rest of the year following a rush of orders.

TSA meets screening deadline

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DESPITE the complaining and predictions of it being missed en masse, the aviation industry successfully met the US passenger cargo-screening deadline on 1 August.

Panalpina negotiates settlement as profits rise

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PANALPINA has agreed to pay US$375,000 to settle a bribery lawsuit in the US. The investigation alleged a former employee bribed employees of a US military subcontractor – KRB – over airfreight contracts in Iraq.

Second Alaskan cargo crash in a week kills three

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THREE people were killed when a small freighter crashed in Alaska last week.

Boeing predicts solid air cargo growth

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FORECAST released by Boeing suggests that the worldwide air cargo market will grow about 14 per cent this year, return to peak 2007 levels by end-2011 and then grow by five to six per cent annually over the next 20 years.

Robo-pallets to load robo-freighters

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HOT on the heels of news that a robo-freighter is in development comes the announcement that plans are afoot for a robo-pallet.

AirBridge accepts tenth 747F

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo airline of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-400 freighter in four months, increasing its total fleet of the model to 10.

IATA claims no part in cartel

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IATA denies that it had any part to play in the air cargo cartel that South Africa is currently investigating.

China Southern increases cargo services

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA Southern Airlines has increased its freighters services on the back of strengthening demand.

Pilot Freight reports big 2Q turnaround

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PILOT Freight Services reports its second-quarter revenues jumped 27.5 per cent, to US$94.9 million, compared with the same quarter last year.

Upward trend at Lufthansa Cargo continues

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUFTHANSA Cargo made an operating profit of €144 million in the first half of the year, the best in its history.

Atlas Air starts Dreamlifter services

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ATLAS Air has launched its Dreamlifter service for Boeing. This follows the previously announced nine-year agreement that abruptly took the contract away from Evergreen.

World Airways ups freighter service

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WORLD Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has entered into an agreement to add two leased Boeing 747-400 freighters to its fleet.

Demand continues to rise in June

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INTERNATIONAL airfreight showed continued strong demand growth in June as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis.

South Africa next to target cargo cartel

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SOUTH Africa’s Competition Tribunal is considering the prosecution of eight airlines for their part in a global airfreight cartel that started in 1996 and ran for 10 years.

US drops Agility subsidiary charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AGILITY’S woes have lessen just a little with news that the US is planning on dropping the charges for fraud against one of Agility’s subsidiaries.

Aramex second quarter net profit up 10 per cent

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ARAMEX has reported second-quarter, for the three months ending 30 June, net profits of AED55 million (US$14.9 million), a 10 per cent increase over the corresponding period of 2009.

BA pulls other carriers into cargo price-fixing lawsuit

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BRITISH Airways (BA) has issued legal proceedings against 24 other airlines to make them equally responsible for any fines that the court gives it.

Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 crashes in Riyadh

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A LUFTHANSA Cargo MD-11 freighter crashed this morning at 11.38 am (local time) in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

DHL looks to ride the ‘waves of volatility’

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DHL Global Forwarding is expecting the recent volatility in the logistics market to continue well into 2011.

Air Cargo Germany completes first year

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THERE must have been many in the air cargo industry who reckoned it would not survive the year, but 12 months after its first flight on 28 July 2009, Air Cargo Germany insists that it is developing according to plan.

Spohr lined up as new boss of LH pax

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR Cargo News has learned that Carsten Spohr is likely to be announced as the new head of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines in September – as a major change in the executive management of the airline is revealed.

‘Predators’ poised to dominate

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Middle East carriers showcase new orders and deliveries at Farnborough, but can the air cargo industry absorb this extra capacity without destroying yields?

Dreamliner debuts but delays persist

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its official public debut at the Farnborough Airshow in July as the type edges nearer to entering commercial service.